What is the formula for sodium perchlorate?

1 Answer
Feb 18, 2018

Well, #"perchloric acid"# is simply #HClO_4#...

Explanation:

...in which chlorine adopts a #VII+# oxidation state...

...and so #"sodium perchlorate"-=NaClO_4#...

...the Lewis structure of perchloric acid is...#HO-Cl(=O)_3#